by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 28, 2012
Kia has been doggedly moving up-market, in recent years, and with the launch of its new K9 luxury flagship it will mark a dramatic shift from the cheap-and-cheerful little econoboxes that used to define the Korean carmaker’s line-up. The formal announcement of the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 27, 2012
It’s going to be a busy couple years for Nissan, which plans to be rolling out at least one new models every six weeks or so for the foreseeable future. So expect to be seeing plenty of new products lining up on the 2012 auto show circuit. We already got a look at...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 27, 2012
Despite a slow start, Fiat is still betting it can stage a successful return to the U.S. market – or else, warns CEO Sergio Marchionne. The alternative would force the closure of two of the maker’s Italian assembly plants. The good news for Fiat is that most of its...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 27, 2012
Audi is set to introduce its first battery car in the U.S. market – albeit in the form of a test program that could lead to more widespread use of the technology in the next few years. During an appearance at the annual TED conference, in Long Beach, California, Audi...
by Jim McCraw | Feb 27, 2012
We thought we’d seen just about everything in radar detection when we heard the news about Escort’s new SmartCord Live system that links your Escort or Beltronics radar detector, your Apple iPhone, and other Escort users into a national network of radar, laser, police...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 27, 2012
The 2012 Automotive Executive of the Year Award will be presented to Marco Mattiacci, President and CEO of Ferrari North America. Mattiacci will receive the annual award at the Detroit Athletic Club in May. “Since taking the helm of Ferrari’s North...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 27, 2012
Who says battery cars have to be dull to downright boring? True, the Toyota Prius and Mitsubishi i likely won’t win design awards but the new Infiniti Emerg-E suggests that battery cars can be downright Sex-E. The Infiniti concept is the latest in a string of concepts...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 24, 2012
Mention the idea of a Land Rover convertible and you’re likely to get a puzzled look or even an outright guffaw in response. But The British SUV maker defied conventional wisdom when it rolled out the topless DC100 concept during last year’s Frankfurt Motor Show and...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 24, 2012
When Max Drucker paid over $100,000 for his Tesla Roadster he expected a sleek and speedy sports car, not a brick. But that’s apparently what he’s stuck with. After failing to heed warnings about not letting the charge of the battery in his 2-seat electric vehicle...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 24, 2012
We’re starting to wonder what’s going to be left to see when we get to the Geneva Motor Show next month. Between inadvertent leaks – see our coverage of the Volvo V40 and Audi A3 yesterday – and advanced releases it seems like a sizable share of the 50-some previews...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 24, 2012
If the latest numbers are any indication, Volkswagen is clearly on its way towards world domination. The German maker is reporting that its profits more than doubled last year while global sales jumped 14.7%. Volkswagen, no longer limited to the “people’s car,” but...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 24, 2012
It’s often the little things that matter – like the little sticker that buyers will now be able to attach to the bumper of the Chevrolet Volt that qualifies the plug-in hybrid to drive in the carpool lane on California highways even when there’s only one person in the...
